The Council of Ministers of Meles Zenawi or Meles cabinet, refers to successive cabinets of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, who ruled Ethiopia from 1991 until his death in 2012.
Meles' first cabinet was formed on 11 October 2005 with the aim of tackling government weakness and to end poverty in Ethiopia. Critics stated that the new cabinet did not provide accountability to the parliament because it did not reflecting the ethnic diversity Meles' supporters. Some leading political figures who supported Meles lost their cabinet positions, with 11 ministers being replaced.
The House of Peoples' Representatives (HPR) approved the cabinet with "347 votes", 66 objections and four abstentions in parliament.
This list reflects recent cabinet members of Meles Zenawi as of 5 October 2010.
Berhanu Adelo was Minister for Cabinet Affairs during part of the Meles prime ministership.